Gosh, it's Alrewas again

We had a good morning's boating, despite the weather, which was wet and cold to start. As the day went on, the rain eased and the sun began to peep through, and now, as I type this, there's a bright sun, though still with a cool breeze.

We stopped at Barton Turn to water, then toddled on past a number of boats coming the other way, to finish at Alrewas just after midday. We'd thought that we might have left it a bit late to get here (the optimum, we reckon, is between half ten and half eleven, after folk have set off boating, but before they stop for lunch) but there were several spaces on the moorings between the river lock and the water point, next to what used to be Rebel's field.

After a well earned lunch, we cut up some wood that Elanor had brought us (the remains of a redundant bed) and actually sat out in the bow reading for a bit, without even wearing coats. It was, to be honest, just a tad too cold for that, but it was very pleasant all the same.

The rest of the afternoon has been spent indoors, but enjoying the sun streaming through the portholes and side hatches, and seeing lots of folk strolling by on the towpath taking a Sunday afternoon constitutional.

Tomorrow, we both have business at the surgery, and Elanor is coming over in the afternoon to deliver post and take me to Morrisons for a mega shop. Then on Tuesday, hopefully, we'll at last get away altogether, destination Norbury Wharf in just under a month's time.